Erin Marie Greening (born June 20, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender. She has previously played college soccer for Colorado Buffaloes before a professional career with Orlando Pride in the United States, in Norway with Klepp IL and Scottish Women's Premier League team Glasgow City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erin Marie Greening[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 20, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San Francisco, California | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Bay Oaks Botafogo | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Colorado Buffaloes | 74 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Orlando Pride | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | Klepp IL | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Glasgow City | 14 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 12, 2023 | |||
Early life
editGreening played with local club side Bay Oaks Botafogo in Oakland, winning back-to-back CYSA State Championships in 2012 and 2013.[2] She lettered four years at Piedmont High School and was named All-League for all four seasons on the way to becoming the school's all-time leading scorer.[3]
Colorado Buffaloes
editGreening attended the University of Colorado Boulder from 2015 to 2018 where she got a degree in strategic communication and was a three time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. She was a multi-positional player during her collegiate career, playing midfield and forward in her first two years before transitioning to full-back. In her junior year, she was part of a defensive line that kept a school-record 14 shutouts.[3]
Professional career
editOrlando Pride
editGreening was selected in the third round (25th overall) of the 2019 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride.[4] Following preseason, she was officially signed to the team's senior roster on April 10.[5] She made her professional debut on April 14 as a substitute in the team's season opener at home to Portland Thorns. She scored her first professional goal on July 14, 2019, a 90th-minute equalizer against the same opposition. Portland would go on to win 4–3 in stoppage time.[6] On August 5, 2020, Greening was waived.[7]
Klepp IL
editOn January 25, 2021, Greening signed for Norwegian Toppserien team Klepp IL.[8] In April 2021, Klepp general manager Thomas Langholm Enger confirmed Greening was one of four foreign recruits signed by the club still waiting for permission from the Norwegian government to enter the country due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[9] After being named as an unused substitute twice, Greening made her Klepp debut on June 26 as a 64th-minute substitute in a 7–0 defeat to defending champions Vålerenga and made her first start four days later as Klepp lost 2–1 to Rosenborg. Greening missed the next fourteen weeks with a tibial fracture. In total, she appeared in nine league games with six starts as Klepp finished bottom and were relegated to the 1. divisjon.[10]
Glasgow City
editOn August 1, 2022, Greening signed for Glasgow City of the Scottish Women's Premier League. She competed in the 2023 UEFA Champions League and won the Scottish Women's Premier League.[11] She was released at the end of her contract in June 2023.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played March 12, 2023.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando Pride | 2019 | NWSL | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Klepp IL | 2021 | Toppserien | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Glasgow City FC | 2022–23 | SWPL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Career total | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
Honors
editGlasgow City
References
edit- ^ Erin Greening at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "2013 National Championships - Team Page". tournaments.usyouthsoccer.org. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Erin Greening - Soccer". University of Colorado Athletics.
- ^ "Erin Greening from CU women's soccer selected in NWSL draft". www.buffzone.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Citro, Michael (April 10, 2019). "Orlando Pride Announce 2019 Opening Day Roster". The Mane Land.
- ^ Carnevale, Scott (July 14, 2019). "Pride fall to Thorns 4-3 on Last Kick of the Match". The Mane Land.
- ^ "Orlando Pride Waives Defender Erin Greening". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Amerikansk forsvarsspiller klar for Klepp". www.kleppelite.no. January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Fotballspillere nektes fortsatt innreise til Norge". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). April 28, 2021.
- ^ Kalstad, Lise Marit (November 7, 2021). "Klepp Elite rykker ned etter 34 år i toppen av norsk kvinnefotball". NRK (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Glasgow City welcome Erin Greening". Glasgow City FC. August 2022.
- ^ "Glasgow City squad update". Glasgow City FC. June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Erin Greening - Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
External links
edit- Colorado bio
- Erin Greening at Soccerway.com
- Erin Greening at FBref.com
- Erin Greening at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
